Portuguese tennis player
Nuno Borges (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnunu ˈβɔɾʒɨʃ] ;[a] born February 19, 1997) is a Portuguese professional tennis player. Borges has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 46 achieved on 12 February 2024 and a doubles ranking of world No. 69 achieved on 19 September 2022.[1] He is currently the No.1 ranked Portuguese player.[2]
Juniors [ edit ]
Borges reached a career high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 44 achieved on 13 April 2015.[3]
College career [ edit ]
Borges played US college tennis at the Mississippi State University from 2015 to 2019.[4] As a player of the Mississippi State Bulldogs he was NCAA singles runner-up in 2019, Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Player of the Year in 2019, and won the SEC Player of the Year Award three times (2017, 2018, 2019), having ranked #1 in both singles and doubles at the national level.[5] [6] [7]
Professional career [ edit ]
2021–22: ATP debut, ATP and 6 Challenger doubles titles, top 100 in singles & doubles [ edit ]
Borges made his ATP debut at the 2021 Estoril Open after qualifying for the singles draw. He then defeated Jordan Thompson in the first round to win his first ATP match and lost against former US Open champion Marin Čilić in the second round.
He repeated the same feat at the 2022 Estoril Open where he also reached the second round as a wildcard after Pablo Andújar retirement but lost to Frances Tiafoe .[8] [9]
Borges won two ATP Challenger singles titles and nine doubles titles with Francisco Cabral , a record doubles of six in 2021.[10]
He reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal[11] [12] and first ATP final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Cabral as a wildcard pair where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament, and have done so on their ATP doubles debut.[13] [14] [15] [16]
At the 2022 French Open Borges qualified to make his Grand Slam main draw singles debut.[17]
He also qualified for his second Grand Slam of the year at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of Marin Čilić . In doubles at the same tournament he reached the second round on his doubles Major debut partnering with Cabral.
He qualified for his third straight Grand Slam at the US Open defeating Francesco Maestrelli in a third set super tiebreak.[18] He won his first round match against wildcard Ben Shelton . In doubles he reached the second round partnering again with Cabral. As a result, he moved into the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 93 and into the top 70 in doubles on 12 September 2022.[19]
2023: Australian Open, Masters debut and first win, top 70 [ edit ]
He made his debut at the 2023 Australian Open where he lost in the first round to Lorenzo Sonego .
At the 2023 Delray Beach Open he qualified for the main draw defeating Steve Johnson whom he defeated again in the first round. He lost in the second round to eventual runner-up Miomir Kecmanović .
He won his first title of the season at the 2023 Monterrey Challenger , Mexico defeating Borna Gojo in the final and reached the top 85. Borges created history by winning the first ATP Challenger 175 category at the Phoenix Challenger . After winning his biggest title of his career and second of the season, he reached the top 70.[20] The following day he entered the qualifying competition at the 2023 Miami Open and won his two qualifying matches to make his Masters 1000 debut.[21]
At the 2023 Italian Open , he earned his first Masters 1000 win over Dušan Lajović .[22] His good form continued at the 2023 French Open where he defeated John Isner for his first win at this Major.
2024: Historic Australian Open fourth round, top 50 [ edit ]
He reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career at the 2024 Australian Open defeating Maximilian Marterer , 23rd seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina [23] and 13th seed Grigor Dimitrov , his first top 20 win, becoming the first Portuguese player to reach the fourth round of either singles draw at this Major. He was also just the second Portuguese player to reach the second week of a Grand Slam after João Sousa .[24] [25] He lost to Daniil Medvedev in four sets.[26]
As a result he became the second Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 50 of the ATP rankings.[27] He defended his Challenger title at the 2024 Arizona Tennis Classic .[28]
Performance timeline [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2024 Madrid Open .
ATP career finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 28 (16–12) [ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (10–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (10–8)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2017
Portugal F8, Lisbon
Futures
Hard
João Monteiro
4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Win
1–1
Jul 2017
Portugal F9, Setúbal
Futures
Hard
João Monteiro
6–3, 6–0
Win
2–1
Jul 2017
Portugal F13, Idanha-a-Nova
Futures
Hard
Andrés Artuñedo
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Loss
2–2
Jun 2018
Portugal F8, Póvoa de Varzim
Futures
Hard
Tseng Chun-hsin
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–3
Jul 2018
Portugal F11, Castelo Branco
Futures
Hard
Mark Whitehouse
4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Jul 2018
Portugal F12, Porto
Futures
Hard
Máté Valkusz
3–6, 2–6
Win
3–4
Aug 2018
Portugal F13, Caldas da Rainha
Futures
Clay
Daniel Batista
6–0, 6–2
Win
4–4
Nov 2018
United States F32, Pensacola
Futures
Clay
Ricardo Rodríguez
6–4, 6–3
Win
5–4
Jun 2019
M15 Setúbal , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Fred Gil
6–3, 6–4
Win
6–4
Jul 2019
M15 Idanha-a-Nova , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Fred Gil
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
7–4
Jan 2020
M15 Monastir , Tunisia
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Zizou Bergs
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win
8–4
Sep 2020
M15 Sintra , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Gastão Elias
6–2, 6–2
Loss
8–5
Oct 2020
M25 Porto , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Gastão Elias
3–6, 3–6
Loss
8–6
Oct 2020
M15 Setúbal , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Sebastian Fanselow
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss
8–7
Nov 2020
M25 Vale do Lobo , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Kacper Żuk
4–6, 3–6
Win
9–7
Nov 2020
M15 Quinta do Lago , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Michael Geerts
6–0, 6–1
Win
10–7
Feb 2021
M15 Antalya , Turkey
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Miljan Zekić
6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss
10–8
Apr 2021
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Pedro Cachin
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Loss
10–9
May 2021
M15 Majadahonda , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Johan Nikles
4–6, 3–6
Win
11–9
Nov 2021
Antalya , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Ryan Peniston
6–4, 6–3
Loss
11–10
Dec 2021
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay (i)
Tseng Chun-hsin
7–5, 5–7, 2–6
Loss
11–11
Mar 2022
Roseto degli Abruzzi , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Taberner
2–6, 3–6
Win
12–11
Apr 2022
Barletta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Miljan Zekić
6–3, 7–5
Win
13–11
Feb 2023
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Borna Gojo
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win
14–11
Mar 2023
Phoenix , USA
Challenger
Hard
Alexander Shevchenko
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss
14–12
Oct 2023
Shenzhen , China
Challenger
Hard
Aleksandar Kovacevic
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Win
15–12
Dec 2023
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay (i)
Benoît Paire
6–1, 6–4
Win
16–12
Mar 2024
Phoenix , USA
Challenger
Hard
Matteo Berrettini
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles: 26 (16–10) [ edit ]
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (9–5)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (7–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2015
Morocco F4, Casablanca
Futures
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Amine Ahouda Yassine Idmbarek
2–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win
1–1
Jun 2017
Portugal F8, Lisbon
Futures
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Sam Barry Bradley Mousley
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win
2–1
Jul 2017
Portugal F9, Setúbal
Futures
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Harry Bourchier Daniel Nolan
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
Win
3–1
Jun 2018
Portugal F9, Póvoa de Varzim
Futures
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Romain Bauvy Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–2
Jun 2018
Portugal F10, Setúbal
Futures
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Christopher Díaz Figueroa Wilfredo González
5–7, 6–2, [8–10]
Win
4–2
Jul 2018
Portugal F11, Castelo Branco
Futures
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Maxime Tchoutakian Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–2
Jul 2019
M15 Idanha-a-Nova , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Francisco Dias Gonçalo Falcão
6–4, 6–3
Win
6–2
Oct 2020
M15 Setúbal , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Mateus Alves Igor Marcondes
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
Loss
6–3
Oct 2020
M25 Vale do Lobo , Portugal
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Jesper de Jong Jelle Sels
6–7(3–7) , 7–5, [8–10]
Loss
6–4
Nov 2020
M15 Villena , Spain
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Alberto Barroso Campos Benjamín Winter López
5–7, 5–7
Loss
6–5
Jan 2021
M15 Antalya , Turkey
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Alex Rybakov
Raúl Brancaccio Davide Galoppini
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win
7–5
Feb 2021
M15 Antalya , Turkey
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Alex Rybakov
Jacopo Berrettini Raúl Brancaccio
4–6, 7–6(7–1) , [10–6]
Win
8–5
Apr 2021
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Pavel Kotov Tseng Chun-hsin
6–1, 6–2
Win
9–5
Sep 2021
Braga , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5]
Loss
9–6
Oct 2021
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav Raja
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
9–7
Oct 2021
Barcelona , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Harri Heliövaara Roman Jebavý
4-6, 3-6
Win
10–7
Nov 2021
Tenerife , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Purav Raja
6-3, 6-4
Win
11–7
Nov 2021
Manama , Bahrain
Challenger
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Maximilian Neuchrist Michail Pervolarakis
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , [10–8]
Win
12–7
Dec 2021
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Andrej Martin Gonçalo Oliveira
6–3, 6–4
Win
13–7
Dec 2021
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay (i)
Francisco Cabral
Piotr Matuszewski David Pichler
6–4, 7–5
Win
14–7
Mar 2022
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis
6–3, 6–0
Win
15–7
Apr 2022
Oeiras , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek
6–4, 6–0
Win
16–7
May 2022
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Andrew Paulson Adam Pavlásek
6–4, 6–7(3–7) , [10–5]
Loss
16–8
Jul 2022
Porto , Portugal
Challenger
Hard
Francisco Cabral
Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss
16–9
Nov 2022
Maia , Portugal
Challenger
Clay (i)
Francisco Cabral
Julian Cash Henry Patten
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss
16–10
May 2023
Aix-en-Provence , France
Challenger
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Jason Kubler John Peers
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [7–10]
Best Grand Slam results details [ edit ]
Australian Open
2024 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Rank
Score
1R
Maximilian Marterer
No. 96
7–5, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
No. 69
2R
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23)
No. 24
7–6(9–7) , 6–3, 6–3
3R
Grigor Dimitrov (13)
No. 13
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
4R
Daniil Medvedev (3)
No. 3
3–6, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 1–6
Wimbledon Championships
2022 Wimbledon (Lucky loser)
Round
Opponent
Rank
Score
Q1
Matteo Arnaldi
No. 226
6–3, 6–7(2–7) , 6–2
No. 122
Q2
Hiroki Moriya
No. 247
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Q3
Max Purcell (30)
No. 156
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
1R
Mackenzie McDonald
No. 55
4–6, 4–6, 6–7(3–7)
No. 123
2023 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Rank
Score
1R
Francisco Cerúndolo (18)
No. 19
7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
No. 69
US Open
2022 US Open (Qualifier)
Round
Opponent
Rank
Score
Q1
Alex Rybakov (WC)
No. 295
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–4) , 3–0 ret.
No. 105
Q2
Govind Nanda (WC)
No. 372
6–4, 6–4
Q3
Francesco Maestrelli
No. 202
3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(10–8)
1R
Ben Shelton (WC)
No. 165
7–6(8–6) , 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(8–10) , 6–3
No. 104
2R
Wu Yibing (Q)
No. 174
7–6(7–3) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Record against top 10 players [ edit ]
Borges' record against those who have been ranked in the top 10, with active players in boldface.
Player
Years
Matches
Record
Win%
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Carlos Alcaraz
2023
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Barcelona 2R
Daniil Medvedev
2024
1
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 1–6) at 2024 Australian Open 4R
Number 2 ranked players
Casper Ruud
2024
1
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2024 Los Cabos QF
Jannik Sinner
2022
1
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Sofia 2R
Number 3 ranked players
Grigor Dimitrov
2024
1
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(8–6) ) at 2024 Australian Open 3R
Marin Čilić
2021
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Estoril 2R
Stefanos Tsitsipas
2023
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2023 Rome 2R
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune
2023
1
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (0–6, 2–6) at 2023 Acapulco 2R
Number 5 ranked players
Taylor Fritz
2024
1
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (6–7(5–7) , 4–6) at 2024 Delray Beach 2R
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner
2023
1
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 7–6(11–9) ) at 2023 French Open 1R
Karen Khachanov
2022
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6) at 2022 French Open 1R
Diego Schwartzman
2023
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–7(3–7) , 4–6, 3–6) at 2023 French Open 2R
Number 10 ranked players
Lucas Pouille
2024
1
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (0–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–3) at 2024 Estoril 1R
Frances Tiafoe
2022
1
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 0–6) at 2022 Estoril 2R
Total
2021–24
14
3–11
21%
1–5 (17%)
2–6 (25%)
0–0 ( – )
* Statistics correct as of 3 April 2024[update] .
Davis Cup [ edit ]
Participations: (6–6) [ edit ]
Group membership
World Group (0–0)
Qualifying Round (1–3)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (5–3)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (3–5)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (4–2)
Doubles (2–4)
Rubber outcome
No.
Rubber
Match type (partner if any)
Opponent nation
Opponent player(s)
Score
1–3; 18–19 September 2021 ; Horia Demian Sports Hall , Cluj-Napoca , Romania; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
1
III
Doubles (with João Sousa )
Romania
Marius Copil / Horia Tecău
4–6, 3–6
4–0; 4–5 March 2022 ; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia , Portugal; World Group I play-off; clay surface
Victory
2
II
Singles
Poland
Kamil Majchrzak
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Victory
3
III
Doubles (with Francisco Cabral )
Szymon Walków / Jan Zieliński
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
3–1; 16–17 September 2022 ; Centro Cultural de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo , Portugal; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
4
II
Singles
Brazil
Thiago Monteiro
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Defeat
5
III
Doubles (with Francisco Cabral )
Rafael Matos / Felipe Meligeni Alves
3–6, 6–0, 3–6
1–3; 4–5 February 2023 ; Complexo Municipal de Ténis, Maia , Portugal; Davis Cup qualifying round; clay (indoor) surface
Defeat
6
I
Singles
Czech Republic
Jiří Lehečka
4–6, 4–6
Victory
7
III
Doubles (with Francisco Cabral )
Tomáš Macháč / Adam Pavlásek
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
3–1; 15–16 September 2023 ; Multiversum, Schwechat , Austria; World Group I first round; hard (indoor) surface
Victory
8
I
Singles
Austria
Jurij Rodionov
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 6–3
Defeat
9
III
Doubles (with Francisco Cabral )
Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler
6–7(0–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Victory
10
IV
Singles
Dennis Novak
6–2, 6–2
1–3; 2–3 February 2024 ; Gatorade Center , Turku , Finland; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat
11
I
Singles
Finland
Otto Virtanen
2–6, 1–6
Defeat
12
III
Doubles (with Francisco Cabral )
Harri Heliövaara / Emil Ruusuvuori
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
Sporting positions
Preceded by
SEC Tennis Player of the Year 2017 –2019
Succeeded by